diff --git a/lib/screens/packet_log_screen.dart b/lib/screens/packet_log_screen.dart
index 25e607c..93721d5 100644
--- a/lib/screens/packet_log_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/packet_log_screen.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:meshcore_client/meshcore_client.dart';
 import '../l10n/app_localizations.dart';
 import '../providers/connection_provider.dart';
 import '../providers/contacts_provider.dart';
+import '../services/route_hash_preferences.dart';
 import '../utils/log_rx_route_decoder.dart';
 
 class PacketLogScreen extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -460,26 +461,6 @@ class _PacketLogCard extends StatelessWidget {
     final isRx = log.direction == PacketDirection.rx;
     final directionColor = isRx ? Colors.green : Colors.blue;
     final rxInfo = log.logRxDataInfo;
-    final contacts = context.watch<ContactsProvider>().contacts;
-    final connectionProvider = context.watch<ConnectionProvider>();
-    final decodedRoute = LogRxRouteDecoder.decode(log.rawData);
-    final ownPublicKey = connectionProvider.deviceInfo.publicKey;
-    final ownName =
-        connectionProvider.deviceInfo.selfName ??
-        connectionProvider.deviceInfo.displayName;
-    final resolvedPath = decodedRoute?.pathHashes
-        .map(
-          (hash) => LogRxRouteDecoder.resolveHash(
-            hash,
-            contacts: contacts,
-            ownPublicKey: ownPublicKey,
-            ownName: ownName,
-          ),
-        )
-        .toList();
-    final originalSender = resolvedPath != null && resolvedPath.isNotEmpty
-        ? resolvedPath.first
-        : null;
 
     return Card(
       margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8, vertical: 4),
@@ -604,13 +585,9 @@ class _PacketLogCard extends StatelessWidget {
                     ),
                   ),
                 ],
-                if (isRx && decodedRoute != null) ...[
+                if (isRx) ...[
                   const SizedBox(height: 12),
-                  _RouteSection(
-                    route: decodedRoute,
-                    path: resolvedPath ?? const [],
-                    originalSender: originalSender,
-                  ),
+                  _DecodedRouteSection(log: log),
                 ],
                 const SizedBox(height: 12),
                 Container(
@@ -755,6 +732,53 @@ class _PacketLogCard extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 }
 
+class _DecodedRouteSection extends StatelessWidget {
+  final BlePacketLog log;
+
+  const _DecodedRouteSection({required this.log});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final contacts = context.watch<ContactsProvider>().contacts;
+    final connectionProvider = context.watch<ConnectionProvider>();
+    final ownPublicKey = connectionProvider.deviceInfo.publicKey;
+    final ownName =
+        connectionProvider.deviceInfo.selfName ??
+        connectionProvider.deviceInfo.displayName;
+
+    return FutureBuilder<int>(
+      future: RouteHashPreferences.getHashSize(),
+      builder: (context, snapshot) {
+        final decodedRoute = LogRxRouteDecoder.decode(
+          log.rawData,
+          preferredHashSize: snapshot.data,
+        );
+        if (decodedRoute == null) {
+          return const SizedBox.shrink();
+        }
+
+        final resolvedPath = decodedRoute.hopHashes
+            .map(
+              (hashHex) => LogRxRouteDecoder.resolveHash(
+                hashHex,
+                contacts: contacts,
+                ownPublicKey: ownPublicKey,
+                ownName: ownName,
+              ),
+            )
+            .toList();
+        final originalSender = resolvedPath.isEmpty ? null : resolvedPath.first;
+
+        return _RouteSection(
+          route: decodedRoute,
+          path: resolvedPath,
+          originalSender: originalSender,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class _RouteSection extends StatelessWidget {
   final DecodedLogRxRoute route;
   final List<ResolvedNodeHash> path;
@@ -802,7 +826,13 @@ class _RouteSection extends StatelessWidget {
               _FactCard(
                 icon: Icons.hub,
                 label: 'Hops',
-                value: '${route.pathHashes.length}',
+                value: '${route.hopCount}',
+              ),
+              _FactCard(
+                icon: Icons.tag,
+                label: 'Hash size',
+                value:
+                    '${route.hashSize} byte${route.hashSize == 1 ? '' : 's'}',
               ),
               if (originalSender != null)
                 _FactCard(
diff --git a/lib/utils/log_rx_route_decoder.dart b/lib/utils/log_rx_route_decoder.dart
index 006829c..2e35aac 100644
--- a/lib/utils/log_rx_route_decoder.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/log_rx_route_decoder.dart
@@ -4,38 +4,49 @@ import '../models/contact.dart';
 
 class DecodedLogRxRoute {
   final int payloadType;
-  final List<int> pathHashes;
+  final List<int> pathBytes;
+  final int hashSize;
 
   const DecodedLogRxRoute({
     required this.payloadType,
-    required this.pathHashes,
+    required this.pathBytes,
+    required this.hashSize,
   });
 
-  int? get originalSenderHash => pathHashes.isEmpty ? null : pathHashes.first;
+  List<String> get hopHashes =>
+      LogRxRouteDecoder.splitHopHashes(pathBytes, hashSize: hashSize);
+
+  int get hopCount => hopHashes.length;
+
+  String? get originalSenderHashHex =>
+      hopHashes.isEmpty ? null : hopHashes.first;
 }
 
 class ResolvedNodeHash {
-  final int hash;
+  final String hashHex;
   final String label;
   final bool isOwnNode;
   final bool isUniqueMatch;
   final int matchCount;
 
   const ResolvedNodeHash({
-    required this.hash,
+    required this.hashHex,
     required this.label,
     required this.isOwnNode,
     required this.isUniqueMatch,
     required this.matchCount,
   });
 
-  String get hexLabel => '0x${hash.toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0')}';
+  String get hexLabel => '0x${hashHex.toUpperCase()}';
 }
 
 class LogRxRouteDecoder {
   const LogRxRouteDecoder._();
 
-  static DecodedLogRxRoute? decode(Uint8List rawData) {
+  static DecodedLogRxRoute? decode(
+    Uint8List rawData, {
+    int? preferredHashSize,
+  }) {
     if (rawData.length < 5 || rawData[0] != 0x88) return null;
 
     final rawPacketData = rawData.sublist(3);
@@ -54,28 +65,79 @@ class LogRxRouteDecoder {
     if (rawPacketData.length <= index) return null;
     final pathLen = rawPacketData[index++];
     if (rawPacketData.length < index + pathLen) return null;
+    final pathBytes = rawPacketData.sublist(index, index + pathLen);
+    final hashSize = inferHashSize(
+      pathBytes,
+      preferredHashSize: preferredHashSize,
+    );
 
     return DecodedLogRxRoute(
       payloadType: payloadType,
-      pathHashes: rawPacketData.sublist(index, index + pathLen),
+      pathBytes: pathBytes,
+      hashSize: hashSize,
     );
   }
 
+  static int inferHashSize(List<int> pathBytes, {int? preferredHashSize}) {
+    if (pathBytes.isEmpty) return 1;
+
+    final normalizedPreferred =
+        preferredHashSize != null &&
+            preferredHashSize >= 1 &&
+            preferredHashSize <= 3
+        ? preferredHashSize
+        : null;
+    if (normalizedPreferred != null &&
+        pathBytes.length % normalizedPreferred == 0) {
+      return normalizedPreferred;
+    }
+
+    for (final candidate in const [3, 2, 1]) {
+      if (pathBytes.length % candidate == 0) {
+        return candidate;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  static List<String> splitHopHashes(
+    List<int> pathBytes, {
+    required int hashSize,
+  }) {
+    if (pathBytes.isEmpty) return const [];
+    if (hashSize < 1 || hashSize > 3 || pathBytes.length % hashSize != 0) {
+      return pathBytes
+          .map((byte) => byte.toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0'))
+          .toList();
+    }
+
+    final hops = <String>[];
+    for (var index = 0; index < pathBytes.length; index += hashSize) {
+      hops.add(
+        pathBytes
+            .sublist(index, index + hashSize)
+            .map((byte) => byte.toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0'))
+            .join(),
+      );
+    }
+    return hops;
+  }
+
   static ResolvedNodeHash resolveHash(
-    int hash, {
+    String hashHex, {
     required Iterable<Contact> contacts,
     Uint8List? ownPublicKey,
     String? ownName,
   }) {
-    final ownHash = ownPublicKey != null && ownPublicKey.isNotEmpty
-        ? ownPublicKey.first
-        : null;
-    if (ownHash == hash) {
+    final normalizedHashHex = hashHex.toLowerCase();
+    final ownKeyHex = _bytesToHex(ownPublicKey);
+    if (ownKeyHex != null && ownKeyHex.startsWith(normalizedHashHex)) {
       final ownLabel = (ownName != null && ownName.trim().isNotEmpty)
           ? '$ownName (you)'
           : 'You';
       return ResolvedNodeHash(
-        hash: hash,
+        hashHex: normalizedHashHex,
         label: ownLabel,
         isOwnNode: true,
         isUniqueMatch: true,
@@ -84,12 +146,12 @@ class LogRxRouteDecoder {
     }
 
     final matches = contacts.where((contact) {
-      return contact.publicKey.isNotEmpty && contact.publicKey.first == hash;
+      return contact.publicKeyHex.toLowerCase().startsWith(normalizedHashHex);
     }).toList();
 
     if (matches.isEmpty) {
       return ResolvedNodeHash(
-        hash: hash,
+        hashHex: normalizedHashHex,
         label: 'Unknown',
         isOwnNode: false,
         isUniqueMatch: false,
@@ -99,7 +161,7 @@ class LogRxRouteDecoder {
 
     if (matches.length == 1) {
       return ResolvedNodeHash(
-        hash: hash,
+        hashHex: normalizedHashHex,
         label: matches.first.displayName,
         isOwnNode: false,
         isUniqueMatch: true,
@@ -119,11 +181,19 @@ class LogRxRouteDecoder {
         ? '$candidateNames +$extraCount'
         : candidateNames;
     return ResolvedNodeHash(
-      hash: hash,
+      hashHex: normalizedHashHex,
       label: label,
       isOwnNode: false,
       isUniqueMatch: false,
       matchCount: matches.length,
     );
   }
+
+  static String? _bytesToHex(Uint8List? bytes) {
+    if (bytes == null || bytes.isEmpty) return null;
+    return bytes
+        .map((byte) => byte.toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0'))
+        .join()
+        .toLowerCase();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/messages/message_trace_sheet.dart b/lib/widgets/messages/message_trace_sheet.dart
index f31cfbd..138740f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/messages/message_trace_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/messages/message_trace_sheet.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import '../../models/message.dart';
 import '../../providers/connection_provider.dart';
 import '../../providers/contacts_provider.dart';
 import '../../services/mesh_map_nodes_service.dart';
+import '../../services/route_hash_preferences.dart';
+import '../../utils/log_rx_route_decoder.dart';
 
 class MessageTraceSheet extends StatefulWidget {
   final Message message;
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
   Future<_TraceResult> _loadTrace() async {
     final connectionProvider = context.read<ConnectionProvider>();
     final contactsProvider = context.read<ContactsProvider>();
+    final preferredHashSize = await RouteHashPreferences.getHashSize();
     final packetPath = _extractPathFromPacketLogs(
       logs: connectionProvider.bleService.packetLogs,
       message: widget.message,
@@ -46,10 +49,14 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
     var trace = _buildTraceResult(
       nodes: localNodes,
       packetPath: packetPath,
+      preferredHashSize: preferredHashSize,
       senderPrefix: senderPrefix,
       recipientPrefix: recipientPrefix,
     );
-    if (_isCompleteTrace(trace, expectedRelayCount: math.max(0, widget.message.pathLen))) {
+    if (_isCompleteTrace(
+      trace,
+      expectedRelayCount: math.max(0, widget.message.pathLen),
+    )) {
       return trace;
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
     trace = _buildTraceResult(
       nodes: _mergeNodes(localNodes, remoteNodes),
       packetPath: packetPath,
+      preferredHashSize: preferredHashSize,
       senderPrefix: senderPrefix,
       recipientPrefix: recipientPrefix,
     );
@@ -336,9 +344,7 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
 
     if (trace.mode == TraceMode.packetPath) {
       final entries = trace.matchedPathNodes.asMap().entries.map((entry) {
-        final hashHex = trace.pathHashes[entry.key]
-            .toRadixString(16)
-            .padLeft(2, '0');
+        final hashHex = trace.pathHashes[entry.key].toUpperCase();
         return _RouteDisplayEntry(
           node: entry.value,
           label: entry.value?.name ?? 'Unknown',
@@ -428,6 +434,7 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
   _TraceResult _buildTraceResult({
     required List<MeshMapNode> nodes,
     required List<int>? packetPath,
+    required int preferredHashSize,
     required String? senderPrefix,
     required String? recipientPrefix,
   }) {
@@ -435,9 +442,17 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
     final recipientNode = _bestNodeForPrefix(nodes, recipientPrefix);
 
     if (packetPath != null && packetPath.isNotEmpty) {
+      final hashSize = LogRxRouteDecoder.inferHashSize(
+        packetPath,
+        preferredHashSize: preferredHashSize,
+      );
+      final hopHashes = LogRxRouteDecoder.splitHopHashes(
+        packetPath,
+        hashSize: hashSize,
+      );
       final matched = _matchNodesFromPathHashes(
         nodes: nodes,
-        pathHashes: packetPath,
+        pathHashes: hopHashes,
         senderPrefix: senderPrefix,
         recipientPrefix: recipientPrefix,
       );
@@ -445,7 +460,7 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
         mode: TraceMode.packetPath,
         sender: senderNode,
         recipient: recipientNode,
-        pathHashes: packetPath,
+        pathHashes: hopHashes,
         matchedPathNodes: matched,
       );
     }
@@ -481,7 +496,9 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
           trace.matchedPathNodes.every((node) => node != null);
     }
 
-    final concreteCount = trace.matchedPathNodes.whereType<MeshMapNode>().length;
+    final concreteCount = trace.matchedPathNodes
+        .whereType<MeshMapNode>()
+        .length;
     return concreteCount >= expectedRelayCount + 2;
   }
 
@@ -523,13 +540,13 @@ class _MessageTraceSheetState extends State<MessageTraceSheet> {
 
   List<MeshMapNode?> _matchNodesFromPathHashes({
     required List<MeshMapNode> nodes,
-    required List<int> pathHashes,
+    required List<String> pathHashes,
     required String? senderPrefix,
     required String? recipientPrefix,
   }) {
     final result = <MeshMapNode?>[];
     for (var i = 0; i < pathHashes.length; i++) {
-      final hashHex = pathHashes[i].toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0');
+      final hashHex = pathHashes[i].toLowerCase();
       final candidates = nodes
           .where((n) => n.publicKey.startsWith(hashHex))
           .toList();
@@ -618,7 +635,7 @@ class _TraceResult {
   final TraceMode mode;
   final MeshMapNode? sender;
   final MeshMapNode? recipient;
-  final List<int> pathHashes;
+  final List<String> pathHashes;
   final List<MeshMapNode?> matchedPathNodes;
 
   const _TraceResult({
@@ -645,7 +662,10 @@ class _RouteDisplayEntry {
     return _RouteDisplayEntry(
       node: node,
       label: node.name,
-      keyLabel: node.publicKey.substring(0, math.min(12, node.publicKey.length)),
+      keyLabel: node.publicKey.substring(
+        0,
+        math.min(12, node.publicKey.length),
+      ),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/utils/log_rx_route_decoder_test.dart b/test/utils/log_rx_route_decoder_test.dart
index 6e25321..fb5a775 100644
--- a/test/utils/log_rx_route_decoder_test.dart
+++ b/test/utils/log_rx_route_decoder_test.dart
@@ -24,15 +24,39 @@ void main() {
 
       expect(decoded, isNotNull);
       expect(decoded!.payloadType, 0x01);
-      expect(decoded.pathHashes, [0xc2, 0xba, 0x5f, 0xde]);
-      expect(decoded.originalSenderHash, 0xc2);
+      expect(decoded.pathBytes, [0xc2, 0xba, 0x5f, 0xde]);
+      expect(decoded.hashSize, 2);
+      expect(decoded.hopHashes, ['c2ba', '5fde']);
+      expect(decoded.originalSenderHashHex, 'c2ba');
+    });
+
+    test('uses preferred hash size when packet length is ambiguous', () {
+      final packet = Uint8List.fromList([
+        0x88,
+        0x37,
+        0xae,
+        0x09,
+        0x06,
+        0xaa,
+        0xbb,
+        0xcc,
+        0xdd,
+        0xee,
+        0xff,
+      ]);
+
+      final decoded = LogRxRouteDecoder.decode(packet, preferredHashSize: 1);
+
+      expect(decoded, isNotNull);
+      expect(decoded!.hashSize, 1);
+      expect(decoded.hopHashes, ['aa', 'bb', 'cc', 'dd', 'ee', 'ff']);
     });
   });
 
   group('LogRxRouteDecoder.resolveHash', () {
     test('prefers own node when hash matches device key', () {
       final resolved = LogRxRouteDecoder.resolveHash(
-        0xc2,
+        'c201',
         contacts: const [],
         ownPublicKey: Uint8List.fromList([0xc2, 0x01, 0x02]),
         ownName: 'Base',
@@ -44,8 +68,10 @@ void main() {
 
     test('resolves unique contact by first public key byte', () {
       final resolved = LogRxRouteDecoder.resolveHash(
-        0xc2,
-        contacts: [_contact(name: 'Alpha', keyPrefix: 0xc2)],
+        'c211',
+        contacts: [
+          _contact(name: 'Alpha', keyPrefix: [0xc2, 0x11]),
+        ],
       );
 
       expect(resolved.isUniqueMatch, isTrue);
@@ -54,10 +80,10 @@ void main() {
 
     test('marks ambiguous matches without pretending certainty', () {
       final resolved = LogRxRouteDecoder.resolveHash(
-        0xc2,
+        'c2',
         contacts: [
-          _contact(name: 'Alpha', keyPrefix: 0xc2),
-          _contact(name: 'Bravo', keyPrefix: 0xc2),
+          _contact(name: 'Alpha', keyPrefix: [0xc2, 0x11]),
+          _contact(name: 'Bravo', keyPrefix: [0xc2, 0x22]),
         ],
       );
 
@@ -67,10 +93,10 @@ void main() {
   });
 }
 
-Contact _contact({required String name, required int keyPrefix}) {
+Contact _contact({required String name, required List<int> keyPrefix}) {
   return Contact(
     publicKey: Uint8List.fromList([
-      keyPrefix,
+      ...keyPrefix,
       0x11,
       0x22,
       0x33,